Ansley Almonor Quote Post-JST

[megablue]

Give me 5 minutes of Carr at 5, Almonor at the four, with Robinson at the 3, Oweh at the 2, Butler at the 1. See how it works.

I agree. Like you, I’m not sure why Carr and Almonor can’t be on the floor together some.

 

[zoid1]

I can't honestly say I'd trade any one of our players for another player on any team. Yes maybe another player is a little more talented but I still wouldn't trade them.

 

[B.B.H.]

I agree. Like you, I’m not sure why Carr and Almonor can’t be on the floor together.

Both are minus defenders and slow lateral quickness. Love both guys and super happy to have them

 

[KENTUCKY_FLYER]

Lord what a ridiculously likeable team

The "Likeables"

 

[JPFisher]

Both are minus defenders and slow lateral quickness. Love both guys and super happy to have them

Is Carr still minus at the 5?

 

[Cawood86]

I can't honestly say I'd trade any one of our players for another player on any team. Yes maybe another player is a little more talented but I still wouldn't trade them.

That's me. These young men are actually glad to be here.

 

[B.B.H.]

Is Carr still minus at the 5?

Probably. It’s no hate to the kid though. I think he provides great effort. Both he and Almonor rank with lowest defensive rating out of our guys in the rotation. They both rank lower than Perry and that’s saying something, as defensive rating tends to favor bigs over guards.

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Worth noting small sample size and therefore numbers should be taken with grain of salt but those two guys would be hard to play together in more than a short spurt

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Compare Almonor's attitude to BJ Boston, Kahlil Whitney, Justin Edwards, Chris Livingston and some of the other "I want to get out of Kentucky as quickly as possible" prima donnas that Cal brought here.

 

[Cleatortoises]

Compare Almonor's attitude to BJ Boston, Kahlil Whitney, Justin Edwards, Chris Livingston and some of the other "I want to get out of Kentucky as quickly as possible" prima donnas that Cal brought here.

Certainly you mean pre Madonnas. 😎

 

[3kidsandme]

Probably. It’s no hate to the kid though. I think he provides great effort. Both he and Almonor rank with lowest defensive rating out of our guys in the rotation. They both rank lower than Perry and that’s saying something, as defensive rating tends to favor bigs over guards.

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Worth noting small sample size and therefore numbers should be taken with grain of salt but those two guys would be hard to play together in more than a short spurt

Carr guarded Flagg a good chunk of that game so that may hurt his defensive rating a little bit.

 

[B.B.H.]

Carr guarded Flagg a good chunk of that game so that may hurt his defensive rating a little bit.

I think that’s fair but what do your eyes tell you? Does Carr appear to move quickly going east to west? I definitely don’t want my comments to sound like I’m hating on Carr because he’s actually one of my favorite players — I just don’t expect to see much Almonor with Carr. I actually expect by the end of the season you may see a lot of teams putting Carr in PnR quite a bit, because there aren’t alot of glaring defensive deficiencies around our lineup.

 

[megablue]

Probably. It’s no hate to the kid though. I think he provides great effort. Both he and Almonor rank with lowest defensive rating out of our guys in the rotation. They both rank lower than Perry and that’s saying something, as defensive rating tends to favor bigs over guards.

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Worth noting small sample size and therefore numbers should be taken with grain of salt but those two guys would be hard to play together in more than a short spurt

What is Kriisa’s defensive rating … just curious ??

 

[B.B.H.]

What is Kriisa’s defensive rating … just curious ??

93.1, so almost a point better than Carr

 

[JPFisher]

93.1, so almost a point better than Carr

I feel like Kriisa has the intensity and quickness, but his arms just aren't long enough to really disrupt anyone. Fair assessment?

 

[littlecreek]

I feel like Kriisa has the intensity and quickness, but his arms just aren't long enough to really disrupt anyone. Fair assessment?

I noticed Kerr’s man got by him and scored 2 or 3 times in a row in a recent game. I think I remember reading when he committed that his defense is not the best. He had an injury early on so he might not be 100% yet.

 

[B.B.H.]

I feel like Kriisa has the intensity and quickness, but his arms just aren't long enough to really disrupt anyone. Fair assessment?

I agree. Short arms for sure

 

[awf]

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Ansley is one of my favorite Cats on this team. Dude absolutely deserves to be here, and I hope he feels nothing but love from our fanbase. I hope we get some background on him at some point, because I don't think he quite understands the support system he has behind him just yet.

That's all. I hope BBN shows him plenty of love.

I love his, "I'm just proud to be here" attitude.......